Si Zhuo Green Plum Boiled Gu

(08) The hero is ruthless

The world always has its own definition of a hero. A hero with thick eyebrows and broad shoulders like Zhu Meng who can drink all night without getting drunk is a hero. A handsome man in white clothes like Sima Chaoqun who has never failed to draw his sword in the face of the enemy is a mythical hero. .

Guo Qing has low self-esteem.In terms of martial arts, he seems to be insulated from being called a hero forever, and even his skill is not even half of his brother's.However, he has more ambitions than ordinary people, and the desire for success and fame. This ambition and desire make him restless all the time.

A year ago, in the city of Chang'an, he met another young man full of ambition. The young man was wearing coarse clothes without any cut, and was carrying an anonymous sword, sitting in an ordinary tavern that could no longer be ordinary. , eat a bowl of cabbage noodles.

He observed the young man for three days and treated him to a bowl of noodles on the morning of the fourth day.

In Gao Jianfei's eyes, he caught a glimpse of the same aspirations as himself, some exciting expectations for this world.Guo Qingneng saw some kind of potential through his appearance which was similar to his own age.

The twilight rivers and lakes always welcome passionate young people, and Gao Jianfei is just such a young man.

A young man who doesn't ask where he came from.

He gave Gao Jianfei unrestricted power in Qingfengzhai. Anyway, Gao Jianfei didn't care about these things, and he didn't have much interest in them.In terms of attire, Gao Jianfei insisted on choosing a new snow-white dress instead of wearing stone blue like the others in Qingfeng Village, so Guo Qing also let him go.

For this kind of hospitality, what Gao Jianfei can do is not to ask more questions to complete the task that Guo Qing entrusted to him.There are always some small escorts who want to become special cases and refuse to pay tribute, and want to jump out and be self-righteous. impede execution.

When there is no mission, after breakfast every day, Gao Jianfei will sit on a wooden chair and communicate with his weird sword.

The young man's figure is not tall, he always wears white clothes that look the same, and he asks the tailor to repeat the same style seven or eight times.Gao Jianfei's admiration for simplicity is like his love for boiled noodles with cabbage, and he has an obsession that ordinary people can't understand.

The rare warm sunlight in winter shone on the glowing white clothes, casting a continuous shadow on the skirt and face.Guo Qing didn't understand swordsmanship and didn't know swords, but this didn't prevent him from understanding that the young man held a peerless sword.He had never known the young man's past, but he was curious about Mr. Zhuo that Gao Jianfei was talking about.

A person who is like a mystery, a person full of contradictions and shrouded in rumors, always arouses his interest, and wants to go and see for himself to solve the mystery.

Unfortunately, Zhuo Donglai rejected his invitation.After hearing Gao Jianfei's reply, Guo Qing blinked and said nothing, because this was what he expected.

He had heard about Sima Chaoqun for a long time.From an ordinary bodyguard to today's industry, only natural martial arts talent is far from enough, Zhuo Qing recalled the few meetings with Sima Chaoqun.

Qingfengzhai's business is to take about [-]% of the value of the property entrusted by the passing bodyguard team in exchange for a flat road to the end.The two words left and right are the targets of the struggle between the various bodyguard bureaus and Qingfengzhai.

At that time, Sima Chaoqun was still the deputy head of the Wushen Escort Bureau, and he always spent more time outside than staying in the Escort Bureau.Even so, the old hall master insisted on waiting until he came back before entrusting him with the important task of negotiating and accompanying the young Wu Mo.

After reading this, Zhuo Qing realized that Gao Jianfei's daily attire in front of him was very similar to Sima Chaoqun's attire that day, with the same luxurious snow-white top, only adorned with crow-blue flowing clouds.

He had seen before that Wu Moming was the leader of the Wushen Escort Agency, and he basically obeyed Sima Chaoqun's instructions everywhere.The young man regarded him as an indispensable mentor and backer. Every time the two sides talked, the young man's eyes would involuntarily look for the deputy hall master next to him. If Sima Chaoqun's expression softened, Wu Mo would relax as if he was relieved The other party frowned slightly, and the boy's eyes became tense.

Thinking of Sima Chaoqun, Zhuo Qing thought of Gao Jianfei telling him the story of Honghuaji, and thinking of the rumors about the Escort Bureau, the corners of his mouth twitched, and Gao Jianfei saw the ridicule and sarcasm in his eyes .

Sima Chaoqun is now the second head of the Great Escort, and everyone is accustomed to addressing him as Hall Master Sima.Because of the bloody days of that short year, the collapse and rebuilding of Wushen Escort Bureau, and the few months of the bloody knife in the Lion Hall, this unfortunate name has long been branded in various Escort Bureaus, large and small. Headed home.

In Zhuo Qing's mind, Wu Mo once stood beside Sima Chaoqun. He could almost imagine that Sima Chaoqun would treat Zhuo Donglai in the same way. He just didn't know if this former famous arrester could also be like Wu Mo. , delighted in this silent overhead and control.

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After that night, Sima Chaoqun gradually showed that he was willing to treat Zhuo Donglai as a real head of the bodyguard bureau and let him come to the stage to perform his duties.

But he himself disappeared for several days in a row.

It was always dark early in the deep winter, and when he came back, there was only the dim light from iron lamps and candles, and the servants told that the big escort was in the room.Apart from the daily fruit plate and cold white porridge on the table, Sima Chaoqun stepped forward and poured the still cold wine in the cup into the brazier, and the blue flames sizzled.

"Are you waiting for me?"

Zhuo Donglai nodded, he could see the exhaustion on his face, but he didn't show any worry at all.Sima Chaoqun took off his cloak and sat down on the felt booth, and ordered his servants to bring warm wine again.

There were only the two of them left in the house.

"How was your talk with Guo Qing?"

"Do you think I went to see Guo Qing?"

"I only know that the place you went this time is a place you don't want me to go, and the person you go to meet must be someone you don't want me to meet." Zhuo Donglai poured a glass for Sima Chaoqun,

"You're still so smart."

Zhuo Donglai could only force a smile.Sima Chaoqun didn't notice the anxiety in that smile. After leaving for a few days, what he thought about most was Zhuo Donglai who stayed in the bodyguard. Think about it.

During the limited interactions between Wushen Bodyguard Bureau and Guo Qing, he had already realized how terrifying Guo Qing was.A young man who is about the same age as Gao Jianfei, but has a completely different mind.

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It was cold, the broken sunset still had half an outline, and the temperature couldn't wait to drop. Sun Tong's hands exposed to the air were as cold as the weapons he wore, but he didn't dare to relax.Entering Chang'an from the west, just after passing the straight official road, there is the narrow and dangerous path ahead.

There wasn't even a dry, bare branch, but that wasn't the most intolerable thing about it.This unnamed path was the section most dreaded by the bodyguards before, and many bodyguards were here.

Later, after Qingfengzhai took over, a person in charge would be sent to stand on the side of the road to meet the passing bodyguards and collect tolls uniformly.

Make a deal of the robber's business openly and aboveboard, and even pass by the escort team that is in trouble to provide help and clearly mark the price.Not far away, more and more torches and graceful figures appeared.Sun Tong always felt uneasy in his heart. This was a feeling he had never felt for so many years, even when he had walked this road before, he never felt this feeling.

It wasn't fear, nor could it be said that it was the excitement and trembling as if facing an enemy, Sun Tong reined in the reins in his hand.Seeing him stop his horse, the man on the other side slowly approached,

He didn't see the characters on the flag clearly, but he was sure that it was Guo characters.A man with a scar on his face came forward, and Sun Tong seemed to see that he was wearing a pair of spikes in this very cold weather.Behind him followed eight big men, carrying two tables with large bowls densely arranged on the tables,

"A bowl of taels of silver. It's still hot."

The liquid in the bowl exudes a tempting aroma of wine, as if you can see the smell transpiring in the low-temperature air because of the heat,

Sun Tong heard that some of the bodyguards had begun to swallow their saliva, but they didn't dare to move, they just waited for him to speak,

For one tael of silver, even in Chang'an, you can buy two or three jars of wine with a name.

Fortunately, Sima Chaoqun's bodyguards were never harsh in this regard.What's more, the escorts on this trip cost a lot of money, and before leaving, Sima Chaoqun even ordered that this box was filled with congratulatory gifts designated by senior officials in Chang'an, as long as safety is the first priority, the cost of the journey is second.

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Of the two people sitting, one looked confident as if he had just accomplished some great feat, while the other had no expression on his face, but there seemed to be endless sorrow in those gray eyes.

This high-spirited one was Sima Chaoqun, he seemed to be in a good mood tonight, until the person sitting opposite stood up and walked to the brazier, picked up something from the side of the basin and turned back.

It was a wax pill sealed with a letter.

The wax pill had broken long ago, and the rest had been baked out of shape by the fire.

Sima Chaoqun frowned tightly.

"You don't really want to discuss peace with Guo Qing." Zhuo Donglai looked at the wax pill,

"When did you start planning?" Zhuo Donglai asked again,

Sima Chaoqun smiled, "Since he established Qingfengzhai, Hall Master Wu can allow the Wushen Escort Bureau to coexist peacefully with it, but today the Great Escort Bureau under me absolutely cannot."

"Why did you send him to do this?"

Sima Chaoqun laughed again, "Because I think he is probably born to do such a thing. To be an internal response."

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Spike is a very contradictory person.There are always various realities in this world that force a loving and righteous person into a dilemma.His undercover mission went smoothly, because he followed Brother Guo Zhuang from the moment Qingfengzhai was established. Even now that his old master is dead, his younger brother still values ​​him and trusts him.

Gradually, he almost forgot who his real master was and which side he was on.

The night he received Sima Chaoqun's secret letter, he smiled.

It turned out that his old master still missed him, valued him, and wanted to entrust him with this important task.

When he saw what was written in the letter, the smile stopped, stopped abruptly at the gray scar on his face, and turned into two unwilling tears.He couldn't ask, and Sima Chaoqun couldn't answer.Why did he bear the burden of humiliation and dormancy in Qingfeng Village for so long, but the mission he received was to attack his own people.

"One tael of silver, one life,"

The eyes of the spiked shoes slowly swept across the bodyguard on the ground, and he murmured,

Hearing this, Sun Tong's eyes were about to bleed, he only hated himself for not being able to move, the breath left in his mouth was not breathed in, he was originally a bodyguard recruited after the founding of the Great Bodyguard Bureau, he He didn't recognize the person in front of him, only saw the other person squatting down in front of him, opened his jaw and poured another big bowl into his mouth,

"For a tael of silver, it's like buying a whole corpse, no loss."

After Sun Tong died, he drew the knife from the opponent's waist and stood up, hacked and killed the eight big men who couldn't escape, and finally inserted the warm-blooded sharp knife into his heart.

Climbing to Sun Tong's side with the last bit of strength, the smell of blood overwhelmed the smell of wine, and the two flags fell to the ground. One side was flying like a dragon with Guo characters written on it, and the other side was embroidered with big characters, purple and white, all blackened by the blood flowing out ,

"I'm jealous of you..." Ding Xie stared at Sun Tong's body in despair, these were the last words he said.

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"Now that Qingfengzhai is turning back on its promises and committing such a heinous crime, the underworld and the white roads and green forests will not sit idly by." Sima Chaoqun said unhurriedly, "What's more, in recent years, the major security agencies have long been paying attention to Qingfengzhai. Disgruntled."

"So, you exchanged dozens of lives from the Escort for the opportunity to lobby them to cooperate in eradicating Qingfengzhai."

Zhuo Donglai's gaze still stayed on the melted wax pill,

"I think you have gained a lot from the secret talks with the big masters this trip,"

"When you were arranging this matter, you probably forgot that I still have some eyeliner in the official way, who can help me find out information that no one else can find out."

"I learned all this from you."

Sima Chaoqun suddenly said this, his tone was both bitter and sarcastic.The words have been spoken, and it is not the other party that scares him but himself.In the past, he always involuntarily used words to sting the other party, which was something he regretted every time he thought about it.And now, he said such words without hesitation,

It used to be intentional, but now it is unintentional, no matter whether it is intentional or not, he seems to be used to making Zhuo Dong painful and sad.

"Earlier I was in Dian Kingdom, besides bringing back the poppies, I also learned about a poison." Zhuo Donglai went to drink with his head down again, listening to him talk about this irrelevant topic again,

"Much of the Dian kingdom is good at insect voodoo and sorcery. It's so weird that it can even revive dead people and regenerate severed limbs." He shook his head slightly in disbelief when he saw Zhuo Donglai, and didn't refute, just Then say,

"Most witchcraft use poisonous insects as lures, and most of them are not for healing people, but for making money or even killing people. Only flavoring Gu is different from these."

Zhuo Donglai answered his words, "I have also heard about the Gu technique. This love Gu is an infatuated girl who in order to keep her sweetheart, she does not hesitate to use her own hard work as a lure to trick the other party into drinking it. If the person who loves the love Gu leaves her for a long time, Will die of exhaustion. According to rumors, this love Gu is also the only insect Gu that can be solved blindly. As long as——"

"—As long as you find out before the Gu insect bites your heart, kill the girl who laid the Gu."

Zhuo Donglai frowned, "Even if such witchcraft really exists, what do you want to say?"

Sima Chaoqun leaned forward, but lowered his voice,

"What I brought back, apart from the poppy greenhouse I gave you earlier, is also the secret recipe for this love gu."

Zhuo Donglai's eyes flashed a look of sudden enlightenment, and it changed into disbelief in a blink of an eye.The jug was already empty, Sima Chaoqun casually raised his sleeve to wipe a small piece of wine stain on the table, dyeing his snow-white cuff with a discordant color.

Zhuo Donglai stared at the trace, his lips were tightly closed, only a cold expression on his face.

"Whether there is bug or not in this wine, I only know one thing." Zhuo Donglai's voice was as stiff as his face,

"Sima, you are crazy."

Sima Chaoqun laughed to himself,

"I know you must hate me very much," there was no trace of a smile in his voice,

"How much you hate me is justifiable and natural. As long as you stay with me, it doesn't matter how much you hate me."